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15 ClimateTech Companies to Watch
From nuclear fusion to cow-free burgers, these businesses have the best shot at making a difference on climate change.
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Commonwealth Fusion Systems
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15 Climate Tech Companies to Watch
MIT Technology Review’s 15 Climate Tech Companies to Watch highlights startups and established businesses that our editors think could have the greatest potential to substantially reduce greenhouse-gas emissions or otherwise address the threats of global warming. Learn more about how we chose the list.
Credits
EditorialSpecial projects editor: Amy Nordrum
Climate team: Casey Crownhart, James Temple
Editing: Niall Firth, Mary Beth Griggs, Mat Honan, Amy Nordrum, David Rotman, Amanda Silverman
Copy editing: Linda Lowenthal, Tim Maher, Sara Shay
Art direction: Stephanie Arnett
Engagement: Juliet Beauchamp, Abby Ivory-Ganja
Fact checking: June Kim, Abdullahi Tsanni
TechnologyLead developer: Andre Vitorio
Design: Vichhika Tep, Mariya Sitnova
Product: Mariya Sitnova, Allison Chase
CTO: Drake Martinet
Special thanksDanny Cullenward, Rebecca Dell, Grace Donnelly, Jeffrey Grossman, Benjamin Joffe, Shayle Kann, Ilaria Mazzocco, Andre Miceli, Kike Miralles, Tedd Moya, Motoki Kobashigawa, Francesco Pontorno, Yang Shao-Horn, Rachel Slaybaugh, Evelina Stoikou, Kentaro Yoshioka, Kim Zou
Related Knowledge Center: Climate economics
Climate change is now a driver of the world’s economy. The impact is profound:
- Catastrophic weather events — hurricanes, floods, droughts, high temperatures — are more frequent and more extreme. The cost can be measured in both the initial damage caused and the longer-term impact on the economy.
- Vulnerable communities are increasing climate-related investments, hardening infrastructure and taking other protective measures.
- Investment in carbon capture and storage technologies is increasingly rapidly.
- Governments are making investments and crafting regulations to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases.
On top of all of this is the cost of uncertainty. As the Fourth National Climate Assessment, released in 2018 by the U.S. Global Change Research Program, says, “The assumption that current and future climate conditions will resemble the recent past is no longer valid.”